Mumbai: The Reserve Financial institution expects financial institution managements and boards to evaluate monetary dangers and construct up capital buffers frequently past minimal regulatory norms, governor Shaktikanta Das mentioned.
“We count on the administration and board of administrators of every financial institution to repeatedly assess the monetary dangers and concentrate on build up enough capital and liquidity buffers even past the regulatory minimal for continued resilience and sustainable progress,” Das mentioned in a speech in Mumbai.
The Indian banking system has remained resilient and unaffected by the monetary instability seen in some superior economies.
Das mentioned {that a} resilient, future-ready financial institution must be financially, operationally and organizationally resilient.
“To be financially resilient, a financial institution ought to have enough capital buffers and be capable to generate earnings even in occasions of extreme macroeconomic shocks. It must also have enough liquidity to fulfill its obligations in varied conditions,” he mentioned.
Das added that RBI has been carefully taking a look at enterprise fashions of banks carefully, since deficiencies in these fashions can spark disaster later. “It must also have enough liquidity to fulfill its obligations in varied conditions. Subsequently, monetary resilience is carefully linked to a financial institution’s enterprise mannequin and technique. The Reserve Financial institution has, due to this fact, began wanting on the enterprise fashions of banks extra carefully,” he mentioned.
Das additionally mentioned that RBI has not solely prescribed regulatory norms for capital adequacy and liquidity ratios, however even gone past to nudge banks to construct up capital buffers in good occasions and occasions of lots.
“We did this through the covid-19 pandemic when there was loads of liquidity, the rates of interest had been low and the complete affect of the pandemic on the monetary sector was nonetheless extremely unsure,” he added.
Up to date: 28 Apr 2023, 12:39 AM IST